Market Gains Extend As Oils Lead Rally In New York
Stocks rise in light trading led by oils and non ferrous metals with Du Pont up over three points and Gulf Oil, Alcoa, Lukens Steel advancing. Chrysler climbs after settling with UAW and Union Carbide steadies post Linde Air Products strike. General Motors, American Telephone gain while Southern Railway and others slip.
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New York
U. S
General Motors
American Telephone
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Southern Railway
Eastern Air Lines
Paramount
Kennecott
American Cyanamid
Mrs. David Ovens Buried In Charlotte
Mrs. David Ovens, widow of a noted North Carolina philanthropist, was buried in Charlotte at age 82 after dying at her home following a long illness. She was born in Kingston Ontario and married in 1908. Her husband serves as vice chairman of the board of J. B. Ivey.
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Charlotte
David Ovens
North Carolina
Ovens
Kingston
Ontario
J. B. Ivey Depart Companion Iseum
Leisure Revolution Drives Four Day Week Debate
Part time leisure expands as automation reshapes work with questions on four day weeks and midweek days off. August Heckscher analyzes how productivity split between goods and free time may shift, warning a society cannot rely on endless lighter hours. He notes trends toward shorter hours, longer vacations, and retirement, while new products and machines could both spur work and raise living standards.
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Sam Dawson
New York
America
August Heckscher
Twentieth Ae Fund
Nonrefit Foundation
Heckscher
Eisenhower weighs Civil War routes and old generals
The article recalls Eisenhower visiting Civil War battle sites with experts and historians, criticizing Meade and praising field movements. It notes Montgomery’s comments on Lee and a 1955 heart attack survivor climbing an observation tower during the visit. Museums, concerts, and service trades also see larger audiences.
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Seminary Ridge
Cemetery Ridge
Culp’s Hill
Spangler’s Spring
Montgomery
Meade
Lee
Baltimore
Mont
Eisenhower
Pickett
Howard M. Snyder
Robinson Trial Opens Today in Rutherfordton
The murder trial of McDowell County Sheriff Ashby Robinson begins in Rutherford Superior Court with a defense bid to move the case back to a third county. Robinson is charged in the Jan 28 shooting of Cohen Sprinkle of Marion, who disappeared in 1952 after planning to testify in a county probe.
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N.C
McDowell County
Ashby Robinson
Francis 0. Clarkson
Robinson
Cohen Sprinkle
Marion
Clarence C. Ridings
McDowell
Clarkson
Charlotte
Rutherford Superior Court
Ridings
Forest City
Rutherford County
North Carolina General Assembly
Rutherford
Supreme Court
Sprinkle
Alaska
Old Fort
Floods Devastate Texas Towns With Drought Relief Efforts Resumed
Floods across central and east Texas have caused multiple deaths and widespread evacuations. Authorities report tens of thousands displaced, with Dallas and Waco warnings in effect and aid from Austin and Killeen. Damages run into millions as supplies are rushed to affected communities.
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Waco Weather Bureau
Brazos
Bosque
Texas
Holliday Creek
Wichita Falls
Garland
Fort Worth
Weatherford
Crawford
Greenville
Commerce
Big Spring
Lampasas
Killeen
Austin
Burleson
Road Race Tragedy Ends with 13 Dead After Crash
In Europe the Le Mans event sees 13 killed as De Portago tries to overtake leaders Taruffi and von Tripps. Banks of straw, crowds held back, and car leaped a canal before plowing into spectators. Linda Christian later visited the crash site before leaving for Milan.
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de Portago
Piero Taruffi
Italy
Wolfgang von Tripps
Germany
Mantua
Linda Christian
Marquis
Rome
Cavriana
Nelson
Milan
Tear Out Ad for $1000 Final Expense Insurance
A mail in offer from Old American Insurance Company Kansas City claims a $1000 life policy for ages 60 to 80. No obligation and no caller, request name address and age, mail to 3 West 9th Dept L532B Kansas City Missouri.
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Old American Ins. Co
West 9Th
Dept
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Ernie
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Tarzan and the Lost Safari
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Disneyland
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